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Re: EPS to PS filter wanted.

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From: Vidiot
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 04:49
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In article <1992Apr05.015625.29665@microsoft.com> jeffc@microsoft.com (Jeff Carey) writes:
<EPS files that come my way require me to do a
<	xxx yyy translate
<to establish the origin, then a
<	0 0 moveto
<to establish a current point, followed by the EPS file itself, 
<then a
<	showpage
<to kick out the page.

What silly program are you using that is incomplete?  The good ones give you
EPS that will also print.

I have gotten EPS files from the latest Adobe Illustrator on the MAC and they
will print standalone as well as being EPS DSC compliant.
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: EPS to PS filter wanted.
Message-ID: <3240@vidiot.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 92 04:49:19 GMT
References: <1992Mar24.153534.9725@brtph560.bnr.ca> <3195@vidiot.UUCP> <1992Apr05.015625.29665@microsoft.com>
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